Which Fighters Today must you watch to become a True Boxing Fan?

:rofl:rofl:rofl you are losing it man

 

I'd say all of them. To understand Boxing you need a wide view.

 

He can be quite boring, yeah, but I like his style. If he didn't have the power he does, I don't think you could include him.

 

Alot of people have him on their P4P lists, which is ridiculous in my opinion.

 

Roman Gonzalez was the first one that popped into my head.

 

Marquez
Maywether
Gamboa
Donaire

 

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Yeah, I don't see much argument for that either. As good as he is, there are many excellent fighters who are being ignored, such as Gonzalez, Mares, Moreno, Gamboa, Bradley, Nishioka and Uchiyama.

The top 10 in the world is very poor at the moment though. The worst I can ever remember it being, but that's strange because there is quite a lot of talent out there. They just don't seem to be proving it.

 

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He seems to be ignored by a lot of fans and experts. He's a class act though.

 

Same here, just a great fighter to watch.

 

RJJ and Tyson got me into the sport(esp Roy I'm still a fan) but doing more research I gained a permanent appreciation for boxers as JMM and Floyd are the only guys I root for now but I still like Barrera and Morales thought they're done unfortunately(won't forget classic confrontations/performances they had though). I'm just a purist period. Gimmie Nas, Gza, Lupe(really at his best as his new stuff is blowin me). Gimmie hip hop in a jazzy/soulful feel and I'm a pleased man. Will get to pure rock(suggestions are helpful but then again I can do a thread in the lounge about that) but for the time I just listen to whatever and love boxer-types and things at their purest form.

 

Touche. Many people just put their preferences in front as I do but even bias ol me can appreciate non boxer-types. Slugger vs boxer happens to be my fav matchup apart from boxer/boxer and especially boxer-puncher/boxer-puncher.

 

I mean I don't want to question his hearth but I have seen him face adversity only once against Cordoba and he didn't impress me with his adjustments.

 

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I'm the next generation along, so it was Oscar De La Hoya for me. It's weird because I boxed for so long myself, without any real intrest in the pro game, I didn't really have the means to watch it like I do now.
First major fight I tuned in too was DLH - Mayweather, I saw the 24/7 and I've been a Floyd fan ever since, that level of talent has to be appreciated. I then looked back and saw how much I'd missed out on, Ali, Leonard, Duran, RJJ, MAB, EM, Hopkins, Mosley, hundreds more, and became obsessed. Being British we had Hatton and Calzaghe too, two of our most popular Boxers of all time.

I watch whoever now, K brothers, Andre Ward, to other guys like Rios etc; I just love the sport and appreciate all types of fighters. As a personal prefereance I like the cerebral guys, to show that much control over an opponent is amazing, masterful.

Then there was the thrill of discovering a prime RJJ, or an Arturo Gatti etc; this sport is just amazing.

 

I don't even now why I started watching boxing. I didn't get to exited in the Tyson era I was barely fallowing by that time. The Klit brothers as people from my part of the world got me fallowing a little bit more. After that some hype around Hatton, Oscar and Floyd got me a little bit more into it. And by that time I watched Pac-Marquez 1 and I really started fallowing the sport. Really inspiring fight!